SynthesisAnnals of medicine2021

The use of statins was associated with reduced COVID-19 mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

What moved togetherboth groups pooled, not the treatment’s effect

Correlation, not cause

−29%−45% to −8%

Bigger than 8 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55–0.92 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

the abstract, start to end

… decreased mortality (odds ratio [OR] = 0.71, 95% confidence interval [CI]: …

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →

could be chance

All-cause mortality

OR 0.710.55–0.92

StatinsAll-cause mortality

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